Headlight for vehicles.



R. N. CARTER.

HEADLIGHT FOR VEHICLES.

APPLIOATION EILED SEPT.15, 1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, 19115.

Application filed September 15, 1914. Serial No. 861,847.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it lmown that I, RALPH N. CART R, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bucklin, in the county of Linn and State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Headlights for Vehicles,of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in head-lights, andhas-relation more particularly to a device of this general characterespecially designed and adapted for use in connection with motor drivenvehicles, and an object of the invention is to provide a device of thisgeneral character having novel and improved means. whereby thehead-light will be caused to move in unison with and in the same generaldirection as the steering wheels of the vehicle.

Furthermore, it is an object of this invention to provide a device ofthis general character which is controlled from the steering mechanismand which may be readily adjusted into operative and inoperativeengagement with the steering mechanism.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and ar rangement of the several parts of my improvedhead-light whereby certain important advantages are attained and thedevice is rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenientand advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully setforth.

Ihe novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in theappended claim.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, 1 will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accomwherein V Figure1 is a fragmentary view, partly in section and partly in elevation, ofthe operating means for a head-light constructed in accordance with anembodiment of my invention, the coacting vehicle being indicated bydotted lines; Fig.2 is a side elevational view of the device disclosedin Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view, partly inelevation and partly in section, illustrating certain details of myinvention as herein disclosed.

A's disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 1 denotesthe forward portionof a conventional frame for an automobile or the like, having projectinglaterally from the supported, as herein disclosed, by the?brace' rods 5for the cranking shaft, said'brace rods being of a well knownarrangement.

The posts 4 are provided with the arms 6 extending in the same generaldirection and tied or connected by the pitman or rod 7, whereby it willbe readily perceived that both of the posts 4 will be caused to moveinunison and in the same direction. .One of the posts 4 is provided with asecond arm 8 disposed inwardly relatively to the frame '1 andsubstantially perpendicular to the arm 6 and has pivotally engagedtherewith an extremity of a rod 9, the opposite extremity thereof beingangularly disposed, as indicated at 10, and directed through theelongated slot 11 disposed longitudinally of the bracket 12 clamped tothe steering shaft or link 14 of the steering mechanism proper, whichmay be of any conventional form.

The forward end portion of the slot 11 is intersected by an opining 15produced in the bracket 12 through which a removable pin l6'is adaptedto be directed in order to coact with the angulartiextremity 10 of therod 9 to assure the r'quisite reciprocation thereof during the steeringoperation of the vehicle so as to cause the posts 4 to properly rotate.

When it should be desired to free the posts of movement under-..theinfluence of the rod 9, it will be readily understood that it is onlynecessary to remove the pin 16 as the slot 11 is of such a length as toreadilypermit the movement of the bracket 12 with the shaft 14 withoutinfluencing the rod 9.

In order to maintain the rod 9 against displacement from the bracket 12I find it of advantage to apply to the angular portion 10 the nut or bur17 which underlies the bracket and to provide such angular portion 10with a washer 18 which overlies the bracket, as is believed to beclearly shown in the accompanying drawings.

As is believed to be self-evident, the upper extremities of the posts 4are adapted to have secured thereto in any desired manner the lamps orhead-lights 19 which are adapted to be moved by the posts 4.

From the foregoing description it is' too thought to be obvious that ahead-light for vehicles constructed in accordance 'with 'my invention isof an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature, and isparticularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience andfacility with which it may be assembled and by reason of theeffectiveness With which it performs its func tions, and it will also beobvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modificationwithout material departure from the principles and spirit thereof andfor this reason I do not Wish to be understood as limiting myself to theprecise structure and formation of the several parts herein shown of myinvention in practice.

I claim: a In combination with a vehicle provided with a steeringmechanism of a rotatably supported post for a lamp, a bracket carried bya movable part ofthe steering mechanism, said bracket being providedwith an elongated slot, an arm proiecting from the post, a rod inpivotal engagement with the arm andhaving an angular extremity disposedthrough the slot of the bracket, means carried by the angular extremityof the rod disposed at opposite sides of the bracket for maintaining theangular extremity against displacement from within the slot of thebracket, and removable means coacting with the bracket for holding therod against movement independently of the bracket.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

RALPH N. CARTER.-

v C. A. LARSON.

